Double dreams still driving Leinster and Caelan Doris

When Leinster won their European and Pro14 double in 2018, Caelan Doris was just one game into a professional career that's now just shy of 100 appearances for province and country.

He made his debut in the last game of the Pro14 regular season in 2017/18, getting 20 minutes off the bench in a 47-10 shellacking away to Connacht, a day made famous for John Muldoon kicking the final Connacht conversion, on what his last appearance for the province.

By the time Leinster went on to complete their double at the end of May, Doris was back amongst his academy peers.

Five years on, and the 25-year-old is one of the key drivers in a side who are just three wins away from completing another double.

Home comforts are on their side; Saturday's 35-5 win against the Cell C Sharks was the second of what Leinster hope will be five consecutive weekends in a row at the Aviva Stadium, culminating on 27 May with the URC final.

And while Doris says the Leinster squad aren't getting carried away, the prospect of being able to win two trophies on home soil is huge motivation.

"It's class, the opportunity that we have to lift two trophies here is savage," the back row forward told RTÉ Sport.

"There's definitely a big motivation for us to do that in front of our home family and support. We love playing here."

The Mayo man was Player of the Match in Saturday's URC quarter-final win, scoring their opening try and beating five defenders during the comfortable win against the Sharks, the latest impressive performance in a season that has seen him nominated for the EPCR's European Player of the Year award.

That win sets up a semi-final against Munster on Saturday, the attendance for which will be capped at 29,000, after the southern province came through a